bulwark
/ˈbʊl.wək//ˈbʊl.wɔɹk/
noun
- 1
A defensive wall or rampart.
- 2
A defense or safeguard.
- 3
A breakwater.
- 4
The planking or plating along the sides of a nautical vessel above her gunwale that reduces the likelihood of seas washing over the gunwales and people being washed overboard.
- 5
Any means of defence or security.
verb
- 1
To fortify something with a wall or rampart.
- 2
To provide protection of defense for something.
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